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		<title>The Perils of Pre-Paid Gift Cards</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/19/105410_the-perils-of-pre-paid-gift-cards.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/19/105410_the-perils-of-pre-paid-gift-cards.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we head into the holiday season and start looking for gifts to give to those hard to buy for people, gift cards stand out as easy gifts that everyone enjoys. But if you&#8217;re thinking of giving a pre-paid gift card that&#8217;s branded with a credit card logo, you might want to think of another [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas In a Down Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/12/105388_christmas-in-a-down-economy.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/12/105388_christmas-in-a-down-economy.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Halloween is over, the retailers have removed the gloves and stopped pretending like any other holiday matters. It&#8217;s now full speed ahead to Christmas. Usually I dread this time of year. 
I enjoy Christmas itself but I hate all the trappings that go along with it. I hate the marketing hype and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Benefit To The Economic Mess: Less Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/09/105386_one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/09/105386_one-benefit-to-the-economic-mess-less-pressure.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Debt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I&#8217;ve never been one to keep up with the Jones&#8217;, I&#8217;ve noticed a palpable sense of relief amongst many friends, acquaintances, and message board posters that the pressure to keep up, show off, and compete is off. At least for the moment. 
In the heyday of the 1990&#8217;s and early 2000&#8217;s, everything was about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death At WalMart</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/04/105366_death-at-walmart.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/11/04/105366_death-at-walmart.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David G. Mitchell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burial casket]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Circle of Life is almost complete at Walmart.  I just discovered that Walmart now offers a large selection of caskets for those of us who are planning for the great hereafter.  I suppose that it can&#8217;t be too long before Walmart also offers a mid-wife service, and after that, dormitories for its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping Lessons I Hope My Son Learns</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/29/105347_shopping-lessons-i-have-learned.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/29/105347_shopping-lessons-i-have-learned.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David G. Mitchell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budgeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bigger is not better]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frugalista]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patience]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day, I went out for coffee with my teen-aged son.  My son and I went on a Sunday and I was not sure whether the bakery would be open as it was late in the day.  My son asked why we were going to that particular bakery; since there is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Feeling Guilty About Freebies</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/27/105342_not-feeling-guilty-about-freebies.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/27/105342_not-feeling-guilty-about-freebies.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David G. Mitchell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bargain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like most people, I love to find a bargain.  A BOGO deal coupled with a great coupon is a cause for great pride.  A 90%-off clearance sale where I can find things that I will actually use is a great thing.  A 50th anniversary celebration at a restaurant that rolls back its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Name Brands Matter?</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/23/105327_do-name-brands-matter.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/23/105327_do-name-brands-matter.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David G. Mitchell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food / Groceries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand driven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coke vs pepsi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[haagen Dazs vs Ben and Jerry's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mcdonalds vs burger king]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[performance driven]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it my imagination or are brands not nearly as big a deal today as they were thirty years ago?  When I was growing up, there were endless discussions of Coke versus Pepsi, McDonalds versus Burger King, and Haagen Dazs versus Ben and Jerry’s.  Over the past few years, however, I think that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Insidious Magazine Advertising</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/22/105272_insidious-magazine-advertising.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/22/105272_insidious-magazine-advertising.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy crap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magazine ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magazine advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magazine subscription costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spend money]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big reader and some of my reading materials are magazines. Yet over the last few years I&#8217;ve been noticing something: Magazines aren&#8217;t always good for my wallet. It&#8217;s not the subscription costs, but the advertising that&#8217;s the problem. Magazines are full of ads; it&#8217;s how they pay for their publication. I get it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buying Artwork on a Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/21/105323_buying-artwork-on-a-budget.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/21/105323_buying-artwork-on-a-budget.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David G. Mitchell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antique actions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antique shops]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[art schools]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget artwork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[craft shops]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thrift shops]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my wife and I were first married, we spent many weekends searching for art and antiques at auctions, antique shops and thrift shops.  We never spent a lot of money on anything we bought and, after a few years, our New England home was full of wonderful 18th and 19th century pieces.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spend Now to Save In the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/19/105270_spend-now-to-save-in-the-future.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2009/10/19/105270_spend-now-to-save-in-the-future.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Derrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saving Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bargain hunting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electronics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lowest price]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[settling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sheets]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/?p=5270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sometimes guilty of focusing too much on getting something for the lowest price right now. Many people are like this. We want to pay the least amount possible so we hunt for inexpensive items. Whether it&#8217;s an appliance or something as simple as sheets, I tend to want the least expensive (but still decent) [...]]]></description>
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